BP claimed "a significant milestone" on Wednesday in efforts to plug for good the well that has spewed millions of barrels of oil.
The struggling US current affairs magazine <i>Newsweek</i> has been rescued by 91-year-old audio equipment tycoon.
BP was still hoping to attempt the first of two operations to permanently plug its ruptured Gulf of Mexico well on Tuesday.
BP could start plugging its oil well on Monday night, more than three months after its rupture led to the worst offshore oil spill in US history.
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BP said on Friday it could seal its ruptured oil well by next week as the House of Representatives voted to toughen regulation of offshore drilling.
Hackers at an infamous DefCon gathering are proving that old-fashioned smooth talk rivals slick software skills when it comes to pulling off attacks.
US officials are worried about what other secret US documents the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks may possess and had tried to contact the group.
Toyota on Thursday announced a recall of 373 000 Avalon sedans in the US over a steering-related issue.
A United States judge on Wednesday blocked key parts of Arizona’s tough new immigration law hours before it was to take effect.
Bob Dudley, BP’s new CEO, vowed on Tuesday to "change the culture" of how the company tackles safety issues following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Winning hearts and minds in Afghanistan can be uphill work, as United States soldiers have discovered.
The White House has condemned whistleblower WikiLeaks, accusing the website of putting the lives of US, UK and coalition troops in danger.
BP was expected to announce changes at the top on Monday with the anticipated departure of CEO Tony Hayward
Over the past two months, Apple’s market capitalisation (ie its value as measured by the stock market) averaged out at $229,8-billion.
Workers moved back into BP’s oil spill site on Sunday as seas calmed, and BP could begin pumping mud into the blown-out well later this week.
Tropical Storm Bonnie threatened efforts on Friday to plug BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil leak for good.
North Korea on Friday threatened a "physical response" to Washington’s plans for joint military drills with South Korea.
“Howlin’ Wolf was the most distinctive of Chicago’s blues singers: his demonic howl was legendary”.
A US federal judge ruled in Chicago on Wednesday that the former <i>Daily Telegraph</i> owner Conrad Black be freed from jail in Florida.
New sanctions against North Korea will violate a UN statement issued after the sinking of a South Korean warship, Pyongyang said on Thursday.
BP crews on Wednesday made hasty preparations to protect the damaged Gulf of Mexico oil well from a looming storm.
President Barack Obama signed into law on Wednesday the most comprehensive financial regulatory overhaul since the Great Depression.
President Barack Obama and British PM David Cameron on Tuesday worked to patch up the "special relationship" between London and Washington.
Vampires are in fashion across the US, encouraged by the hit TV series <i>True Blood</i>, the <i>Twilight</i> movies and <i>Vampire Diaries</i>.
The United States military is prepared to step up assistance to African Union forces in Somalia.
Goldman Sachs Group said quarterly earnings tumbled 82%, coming in well short of expectations.
BP crafted a new plan on Tuesday hoping to seal for good a blown-out Gulf of Mexico oil well.
Lleyton Hewitt is back in his comfort zone at the ATP Atlanta Tennis Championships, with six weeks of hard court tennis to go before the US Open.
A day after allowing a deadline for striking a deal on a Manny Pacquiao fight to pass, Floyd Mayweather indicated his stance wouldn’t change soon.
A genetic test that can predict whether a person is likely to live long enough to see their 100th birthday has been developed by scientists.
Engineers monitoring BP’s damaged well in the Gulf of Mexico detected seepage on the ocean floor that could mean problems with the cap.